Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Introduction: Moving Beyond the Controversy of the Transracial Adoption of Black and Biracial Children 1
7. PART I. Jim Crow Era (1877–1954)
8. Evelyn Rhodes, great grandmother and matriarch 27
9. W. Wilson Goode Sr., first black mayor of Philadelphia (1984–92) 42
10. Cyril C. Pinder, mentor and former National Football League player 50
11. PART II. Civil Rights Era (1955–72)
12. Arthur E. McFarlane II, great grandson of W. E. B. Du Bois and advocate for the preservation of cultural heritage 67
13. Lora Kay (pseudonym), principal of a charter school in Washington, D.C. 88
14. Chester Jackson, professional adoption worker and adoptive father 99
15. Henry Allen, professor of sociology 124
16. PART III. Post–Civil Rights Era (1973–Present)
17. Vershawn A. Young, author and scholar 139
18. Michelle M. Hughes, adoption attorney and adoptive mother 159
19. Mahisha Dellinger, CEO and founder of Curls 183
20. Deneta Howland Sells, physician and civil rights advocate 197
21. Tabitha, child welfare bureau chief 212
22. Bryan Post, CEO of the Post Institute for Family-Centered Therapy and adoptee 229
23. Shilease Hofmann, spouse of a transracial adoptee 246
24. Chelsey Hines, foster care alumna and transracial adoptee 258
25. Demetrius Walker, entrepreneur and cofounder of the dNIBE Apparel 274
26. Conclusion 297
27. Afterword 305
28. Appendix: Multicultural Adoption Plan 309
29. Notes 317
30. References 319